Chapter 15River I wasn’t sure how life could get better. Well, actually, I knew a couple of things, but those were long term goals and plans. For the time being, I’d made love with my boyfriend who loved me “very much”—I adored the way he said it—and we were going to move in together. The situation with his parents, well, that would fix itself in some way given him, I was sure. I wasn’t too keen on going to visit them on Thanksgiving, but I would do it for Ben’s sake. Besides, I felt it would be good for them to see that he was in a healthy, adult relationship. I felt trepidation when I thought about meeting his dad, but the man couldn’t assault me anymore without repercussions, so there was that at least. I sometimes wondered what would’ve happened if I’d told my parents about it back

